Are you the person that forgets about Thanksgiving until the week of? Do you wait until two days before to scramble together a semi-appropriate menu? Or are you the obsessive planner who already knows her entire menu plus selected table linens by Labor Day. Wherever you fall on the spectrum of Thanksgiving preparedness, we can all agree that minimal work on Thanksgiving Day is preferred
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This is where the freezer comes in.
Aside from your turkey, you can make the majority of your entire menu ahead of time and freeze it. Everything from the bread rolls to pie dough to gravy can be prepped ahead of time, stashed in the icebox, and reheated on Thanksgiving Day.
1. Cranberry Sauce
Cranberry sauce freezes beautifully
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Get the recipe: Cranberry Sauce with Mustard Seeds and Orange
2. Pie dough
Pie dough can last in the freezer for up to 3 months, so we suggest making a few disks ahead of time to make your Thanksgiving dessert prep a breeze.Just thaw the dough on the counter until it's ready to roll out.
Get the recipe: Flaky Pie Crust Dough
3. Bread Rolls
The bread basket may not seem like a crucial component to Thanksgiving dinner, but your guests will notice if you don't have one. Freeze un-baked assembled bread rolls, then pop them into the oven just before your dinner.
Get the recipe: Parker House Rolls
4. Stock/Gravy
While many of you might use the roast turkey pan drippings to make your gravy, it can cause a lot of last minute stressors. Making stock and gravy ahead of time means all you have to do is reheat it before you serve the turkey, so no last minute lumpy gravy disasters will come you way. You don't have to wait until your roast your turkey to make stock either. You can buy the neck and wings by themselves to roast off for the stock
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Get the recipe: Rich and Silky Turkey Gravy
5. Soups
A simple puréed soup is an easy starter dish that won't fill up your guests too much for the main event. Luckily, they also freeze well so all you have to do is heat it up and garnish before serving.
Get the recipe: Chestnut Soup with Bacon and Chives
6. Pie fillings
If you're making a pie that involves a puree, you can make this ahead of time as well and store it in the freezer. This is especially handy when making your squash and pumpkin purees from scratch, since it's easy to forget the extra hour needed to roast the vegetables before you can make a filling from them.
Get the recipe: Spiced Kabocha Squash Pie with Pumpkin-Seed Crumble
7. Stuffing
If you're serving a cornbread or bread-based stuffing, tear or cube the bread ahead of time before freezing. Then just whip them out of the freezer, assemble your stuffing, and pop the whole dish into the oven.
Get the recipe: Cornbread, Sausage, and Pecan Stuffing
8. Gratins
Casseroles and creamy gratins can actually be baked ahead of time, frozen whole, and reheated in the oven on the day of the feast. Just wrap the whole thing with plastic wrap then aluminum foil to protect the dish from freezer burn.
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